World War II: Heinrich Kreipe Captured by Allied Commandos in Crete, April 26, 1944

World War II: Nine German E-boats attack US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946. Date: April 28, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944British Bombers Strike…

USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned. Date: June 11, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Soviet…

World War II: During the Anzio campaign, the 1st Ranger Battalion (Darby's Rangers) is destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Battle of Cisterna, Italy. Date: January 31, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)…

The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards. Date: March 3, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Battle of Carentan: 101st Airborne Secures Normandy Town,…

In baseball, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game. Date: June 10, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Soviet Union Invades East Karelia and Finnish…

World War II: Soviet Air Forces bomb the evacuated town of Narva in German-occupied Estonia, destroying the entire historical Swedish-era town. Date: March 6, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II First…